hello Max Wagenaar... did you know that the film-maker is the grand daughter of WC. Max Eeuwe.... and the story about "the game" is based on "ome jan leer zijn neefje schaken" my first chess book (for kids) by Max Eeuwe.

and i realy liked this movie.... it won an international price so it must be available with subtitles !?

Lang leve de koningin (Long live the queen) is my favourite. It's an older movie, from 1995, and deals with a little girl who is bad at school, but has one talent, playing chess. Later in the film she begins to know that her father is a famous chessplayer. It's a beautiful film. Even my aunt got tears in her eyes. It's a pity that there aren't subtitles in another language.

I may have already written this (I'm returning to this topic after some time away), but my favorite chess film is the documentary "Chess Kids" which follows the participants of the 1990 World Youth Chess Championships held in Fond Du Lac, WI in the United States.

Two of the more well known figures that were observed were Josh Waitzkin and Judit Polgar (who took 1st place in the "Under 14 Boys" section.

Yes! That is why I eventually wrote "you could say that it was about chess but at a deeper level" You could also say that Fresh shows how chess is a lot like life. At any rate, I whole heartedly agree with you BigMike; you hit the nail on the head. "Put the time on 'em and I'll chew 'em up!"

The movie "Fresh" is not really ABOUT chess so that is why it probably did not make the list. (Knights of the South Bronx and Searching for Bobby has chess as the main plot for example) However, it was a very good movie and its theme was definitely chess in nature; which is why they portrayed some chess playing nonchalantly. I watched it recently and I would surly watch it again. You could say that this movie was about chess but at a deeper level.

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